Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Mol Neurobiol. 2021 Jul;58(7):3494-3514. doi: 10.1007/s12035-021-02324-x. Epub 2021 Mar 21.
Short-term symptomatic treatment and dose-dependent side effects of pharmacological treatment for neurodegenerative diseases have forced the medical community to seek an effective treatment for this serious global health threat. Therapeutic potential of stem cell for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders was identified in 1980 when fetal nerve tissue was used to treat Parkinson's disease (PD). Then, extensive studies have been conducted to develop this treatment strategy for neurological disease therapy. Today, stem cells and their secretion are well-known as a therapeutic environment for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. This new paradigm has demonstrated special characteristics related to this treatment, including neuroprotective and neurodegeneration, remyelination, reduction of neural inflammation, and recovery of function after induced injury. However, the exact mechanism of stem cells in repairing nerve damage is not yet clear; exosomes derived from them, an important part of their secretion, are introduced as responsible for an important part of such effects. Numerous studies over the past few decades have evaluated the therapeutic potential of exosomes in the treatment of various neurological diseases. In this review, after recalling the features and therapeutic history, we will discuss the latest stem cell-derived exosome-based therapies for these diseases.
针对神经退行性疾病的短期症状治疗和药物剂量依赖性副作用,迫使医学界寻求一种有效的治疗方法来应对这一严重的全球健康威胁。1980 年,当使用胎儿神经组织治疗帕金森病(PD)时,发现了干细胞治疗神经退行性疾病的治疗潜力。随后,开展了广泛的研究,以开发这种治疗策略用于神经疾病治疗。如今,干细胞及其分泌液已被广泛认为是治疗神经退行性疾病的治疗环境。这种新的范例展示了与这种治疗相关的特殊特性,包括神经保护和神经退行性变、髓鞘再生、减少神经炎症以及诱导损伤后的功能恢复。然而,干细胞在修复神经损伤方面的确切机制尚不清楚;它们的分泌产物——外泌体,被认为是这种治疗效果的重要组成部分。过去几十年中的大量研究评估了外泌体在治疗各种神经疾病中的治疗潜力。在这篇综述中,我们在回顾了特征和治疗历史之后,将讨论基于干细胞衍生的外泌体的最新治疗方法。